On a 16GB iPhone, the update freed up near 1GB of space. You'll probably get more out of it with a higher capacity disk. But will iOS 11 finish lighter?
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Samsung is officially the world’s top chipmaker, Intel likely to settle for second place overall this year
For the first time in almost 25 years, someone other than Intel leads the semiconductor industry. The new king is Samsung, and its 2017 crown looks safe.
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Broadcom and Western Digital in the lead for Toshiba chip business
Toshiba is the world's second biggest producer of flash memory chips for smartphones. Foxconn is also said to have a chance at the business.
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Foxconn joins forces with Apple and Amazon to make Toshiba an unrefusable offer for its memory chips
It doesn't sound like Toshiba's coveted NAND flash memory business will be up for grabs much longer, with Foxconn, Apple and Amazon ready to pay up.
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Playing the hardware lottery with the Galaxy S8 (Video)
Samsung promoted the Galaxy S8 featuring UFS 2.1 memory. Testers called out the company, finding UFS 2.0 speeds. It then hid the spec line from the public.
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Huawei P10 memory issues explained but not resolved, screen coating tech revised
It's not surprising to hear Huawei P10 memory speed inconsistencies are caused by supply shortages, but the problem's "fix" is certainly disappointing.
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Huawei P10 memory chip speeds worryingly inconsistent between eMMC 5.1 and UFS 2.1
Critics across social media are inferring from benchmarks and other evidence that Huawei is using different grades of RAM and flash storage chips.
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TSMC and Foxconn reportedly pair up to bid for Toshiba’s semiconductor unit
The two Taiwanese semiconductor companies are looking for a brace against Samsung's powerhouse position in the industry. Teaming up for a takeover may work.
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OnePlus 3 speedtest against Galaxy S7 edge is bloodbath
With the OnePlus 3’s wholesome 6GB of RAM, you’d think it’d be a beast at multitasking between apps and games. And in the past, the major marketing peg that OnePlus has stood on was that fact that it made flagship killing phones. So, the logical fallacy here would be that the OnePlus 3 would beat up, say,
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SanDisk acquired by Western Digital for $19 billion
There’s a lot of bank to made in this memory deal.Western Digital has agreed to buy competitor SanDisk for a total of $19 billion. The acquisition combines two of the largest companies that produce non-volatile memory solutions. Western Digital, which primarily produces hard disk drives, is hoping to grab onto SanDisk’s lead in solid-state technology and microSD cards.The two have more than 15,000 patents issued or pending. SanDisk will continue to collaborate with Toshiba for vertically-integrated ...
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A basic Windows 10 Mobile phone now officially needs double the memory
Microsoft has officially changed the goalpost in overtime.The previous minimum memory requirements for Windows 10 Mobile have been annulled and replaced on Microsoft’s Hardware Dev Center. Instead of 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage, phones will need at least 1GB of RAM and 8GB of RAM.The move was made after several Windows Phone 8.1 devices that were promised an upgrade didn’t get ...
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